M 2.9 earthquake – 19 km SW of Toms Place, CA
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Local time: Oct 16, 2026 · 18:50 (UTC-7)
MicroShallow · 1.8 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 2.9duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 1.8 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 37.443, -118.833103 km from Clovis
- Energy released
- 0.3 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 126USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 14, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.3 tons of TNT, 1,413 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.5 The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake Jul 21, 1952
- 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Jul 6, 2019
- 7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake Oct 18, 1989
- 6.9 The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake Dec 21, 1932
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake May 2, 1983
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.